p The modern world revolutionary process is a movement of mankind from capitalism to social ism and represents a single torrent of struggle against imperialism, a torrent into which merge: 

p the efforts of the peoples of the socialist system who are building socialism and communism; 

p the revolutionary movement of the working class of the capitalist countries; 

p and the national liberation movement, the struggle of oppressed peoples against colonialism, for national sovereignty and economic independence.

p The classes and sections of society participating in these movements tackle their own specific tasks and utilise specific methods and means to carry out these tasks; all of them undermine the foundations of imperialism. The earnest of success of the great cause of peace, progress 60 and socialism lies in the unity of the contemporary revolutionary forces.

p The peoples of the socialist countries are building socialism and communism, blazing for mankind the road to the new society. They are competing with the world capitalist system in the economic field, demonstrating the advantages of the new system and securing the world’s highest level of labour productivity and the highest standard of living. They embody the mighty material and spiritual forces opposing imperialist reaction and defending peace, socialism and social progress.

p The working class of the capitalist countries is taking advantage of the favourable international and internal situation (the change in the balance of forces in the world in favour of socialism, the deep-rooted dissatisfaction of the masses with the reactionary policy of imperialism, and so forth) to push forward the struggle against the economic and political supremacy of the monopolies, for socialism, peace and security, for broad democratic reforms. By undermining the foundations of capitalism in, so to speak, its own house, they are preparing and accelerating the final destruction of world capitalism.

p The peoples of the developing and the colonial and dependent countries are perseveringly struggling for political and economic independence, for prosperity and social progress, smashing the colonial system of imperialism, undermining its immediate rear echelons, depriving it of sources of raw material and manpower, markets, military bridgeheads and sources of cannon fodder, and thereby likewise accelerating the downfall of capitalism and mankind’s progress towards socialism.

At the core of the contemporary revolutionary forces are the working class and its creation, the product of long years of struggle and labour—the world system of socialism, which is now increasingly becoming the decisive factor of world history. Let us first proceed to examine how the world socialist system emerged and developed and then show the role it plays in the settlement of international issues.